Razor strop



R. C. HUSE AND L. V. GORDON.

RAZOR STROP.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY 28, I9I9.

Llg. Patented Jan. 16, w22.

:aegon serios.

incassa.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 28, 1919. Serial No. 313,851.

To all Lollo/mJ t may concern.'

Be it known that we, Roi C. H'Usn and LELAND V. GORDON, citizens of the United States, residing at Kingfield, .in the county of Franklin and State of Maine, have iiivented new and useful improvements in Razor Strops, of which the following` is a speciiication. l

rl`his invention relates to razor strop attachnients andthe primary object of the same is to provide a simple and effective razor strop sterilizing means embodying,r special features hereinafter specified whereby a strop may be readily withdrawn from the attachment for use and subsequently quicklyl replaced within and enclosed by the attachment, the operation of 'returning the strop within the attachment being, in some instances, automatic and depending; upon the position of the parts or the particular manner of applying the same to a holding means or support. fWith these and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the preferred construction and arrangement of the several parts which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed. I

In the drawing a preferred embodiment of the improved sterilizing attachment or device is illustrated and capable of such modifications as fairly fall within the scopd of the appended claims, and in the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a prespective view of the improved attachment showingthe razor strop withdrawn and broken away.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of'a portion of the outlet extremity of the attachment and of the razor strop in full and dotted lines showing` the swivel 'movement of the strop.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken through the attachment and broken away, and illustratingv the strop enclosed or inserted in the main body or enclosure of the attachment.

Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of the attachment broken away in part and showing the strop fully inserted in the enclosure or main body of the attachment.

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical section taken in the plane of the line 5 5, Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a transverse vertical section taken in the plane of the line 6 6, Figure 3.

The improved attachment -or sterilizing device comprises a tubular body or enclosure 5 of suitable dimensions and preferably formed from copper, brass or other sheet metal, nickel plated or otherwise ornamented. ln one one end of the tubular body G0 or enclosure is a cup or container 6 for a sterilizing pad '7 suitably mounted and held therein, the cup or container 6 being provided with a handle ci1 grip 8 on its outer closed end for convenience in withdrawing and inserting` the saine from and into the one end of the body or enclosure 5, said cup or container being held in the body er enclosure against accidental displacement by interlocking indentations l) and 10, respectively, formed in the body and one side of the cup or container. The inner end of the cup or container 6 is fully open and exposed to the interior of the body or enclosure 5, the said cup container be- 7 ing formed of the same metal or material as the body or container. At the opposite end of the body or container 5 is a partial closure .11 also formed of the same metal or material as the body or container and 530 provided with an inwardly projecting` surrounding annular guard'flangie 12 which slopes or is inclined towards the center of the interior of the body or enclosure 5.

rlie opening` 13 defined by the flange 12 is 8 larfie enough to permit a razor strop 14rto move outwardly and inwardly therethrough` but 'as will be hereinafter explained, said flange serves as a check for ypart of the attachment. Fnitendiimacross the body or oronclosure v5 andvhaving a front tapered 95 Y or reduced extremity 18through the center of which the clip 19 of therazor strop is connected by a swivel bolt or rod 2O having an eye 2l. movably mounted in a slot 22 in the front yreduced extremity of the 100.7

slide 17 and held by a cross pin 23, the outer or opposite end ofi the bolt or rod 20 beingl provided with a swivel head 24: to fit within a rear curved slotted extremity 25 of the razor strop clip 19, the bolt or rod 2O being free to move or shift within the clip so as to permit the razor strop 1li to be turned in various positions for use when withdrawn from the body or enclosure 5. A

The slide 17 may be formed of wood or 110 metal and will serve as a `weight connection l as well as a slide for assisting in returning rthe razor strop 14 Within the body or enclosure 5 aiter the strop .has been used. When the strop 14C has been fully returned or inserted Within the body enelosui'e5, the slide 17 will bear against the stop means provided by the bolts 15. and sleeves 16, the said stop means being in advance of the forward terminal of the cup or container 6 and thereby permit the latter to be clear and uni engaged at any time by the slide, By reason of the stop means also the inner itully openend of the cup or container-6 Will be prevented Vvtroni being closed so that the sterilizing material or substance carried by the pad i will be tree toact or circulate Vwithin tlieinterior of the body or container and properly' aii'ect or sterilize the razor strop. `Any suitable sterilizing'substance or materia-l may be applied to the'pad 7, but itv has been found that formaldehyde is very effective for the purpose, and the sterilizing substance ina-y be replenished from time to time by removing or withdrawing the cup or container 6 and afterwards resetting the same in the end of the body or enclosure. The improved attachment may be disposed in anypositionl and secured to aiiy'suitable supporting. or holding Vmeans. isr shovvn,

the bodyor enclosure 5: is arranged in horizontal position and securing anglebrackets '26 l'are applied to .opposite extremities byfastening` devicesQT, those of the .forward angle ,bracket extending only through one side'of thel body or enclosure 5 to avoid obstructing the outlet ot' said bodyenclosure and the bolts 15 are utilized as the fastening "means tor the rear'vbraclret 26. When the v.bodyor enclosure 5 isarrangedin horizontal VYposition the slidev 17 kis drawn outwardly through the casing by pulling on the strop 1 4, and conversely the said slideY and-*strop can be moved into the casing by pushing on thel strop, the latter havingbody enough to effect this insertion operation.y It will also be noted that. the body or enclosure 5 is rather narrow or. is substantially rectangular,

in cross sectional contour and vtheslide is ot the same contourbiit slightlysmaller in dimensionsso as to freely slide in the saidbody or enclosure. -This configuration of the body and enclosureY andthe slide prevents the'said slidefroin turning` in the body or enclosure and the strop frorntwisting, yyet there is aniple space'A for l the Tready *opera-tion of the slide. and strop, It' desired",v these brackets Y mayy be appliedto one end ofthe body or enclosure-5 and disposed in yplanes at fright angles to those'shovvnby Figure l., 'and in this event, the'razorstropand the slide 17 would have a gravitating action when the strop was released""atteruse and byfproperly turningjtheclip -19 to. enter the outlet or pass I -Ithr'ough the openingl4 of .the 'iiange'l Another advantageous fea-ture of the-rimiiirjovedst11iicture-isthat the slide 1,7 'always i.

holds the swivel coupling bolt or rod 20 vin central position when the strop is drawn outwardly its full extent relatively tothe opening 1 3, no matter in What position the body or enclosure Y5 inay be disposed. rlhe slide 17. also reinforces the outlet portion of the body or Aenclosure 5 engaged thereby during the operation ot the strop when the latteris -ivithdraiyn and turned in di'erentpositions,

and, moreover, the slide is free toy move, or has no restrictive devices connectedther'eto. Thecertainty or" operation of the slide Within the body or enclosure 5 is dueto'the tact that the said slide is ofthe same cross sectionalfshape as the body,'but slightly less in dimensions.relativelyto the bod.

From the toreging operations of the yimproved attachment it will be readily understood that .when the strop 14' is dra-Wn out-v to its Jfull length, the* forward reduced eX- treinity oft the slide l1"( engages the flange r12 and checks further outward movement, of

that, when theslide doesengagethe flange the strop Willbe free for use, as shown in Figure 1,1and may be turnedy at any' angle owinglto the swivel connection between theV saine and the slot.' lAfter the strop hasbeen' Y used, it may be turnedy and movedvthrough vthe opening 18 of the iiangelQ and either ythe strop, but'the parts are so proportioned pushed.inwardly or permitted to autOinat-iv callyi-vithdrauf'or return to normal position in the body orV enclosure 5'.

The improved sterilizin-g attachmentivvill be found veitceptionally advantageous in the performance: of the function forivhich it has been devised and Awill not only be eilective inv sterilizing a -razor'sti'op and maintaining the latter-in proper condition for use, butfvvill also protectthestrop by the enclosure .there ot Iroin dust and dirt' or flying particles in ythe air, and result in a hygienic pres ervationv of the strop. f' ,Y .n Y

VV'hatyis claimed'isj 1. ln a devicefof the class speciied,the

combination oifan enclosingftubular body open at one end, aslide mounted Jfor free ioo` iioY

movement longitudinally in the'body and of the same crosssectio'nal f contour as:v the latter, and a razor strop having a swivel movable through the open-end of thebody and freely turnable,whendisposed exteriorly of the .body,fthe bodybeing' adaptedfto g be arranged either 'horizontally ornat an angle Vto a horizontal plane, andftheslide movable .by the strop inwardly' and Vout- Wardly with relation -to the body, the' strop being-drawn inwardly intoxthe body with y 2. a device of the class specified, a'

Vtubular body disposable 'bothf horizontally the slide. o

and at an angleto 'a horizontal `"plane, the oneendof thefbody being fully open' and the, opposite end! having; `a removableolosure,

i240k i ist 4 c c connection to theV center Yof the slideand a slide freely movable in and of the same cross sectional contour as the body, and a razor strop having a swivel connection to the center of the. slide and movable through the open end of the body, the slide being movable into the body solely by the Vstrop when the body is in a horizontal plane, said slide also serving` to maintain the swivel `connection .for the strop in central relation to the outlet end of the body when v`the slide is moved to said outlet end.

3. ln a device of the class specified, a tubular body having one end provided with a removable closing device, a slide of the same crossl sectionalcontour as the body anti freely movable in the latter and unattached to any part thereof, the body being di:- posable in either a horizontal position or at an inclination relatively to a. horizontal plane, a razor strop having a swivel connection to the center of the slide and freely movable outwardly and inwardly through the open end of the body, the slide being moved into the body when the latter is in a a horizontal position solely by the strop, and

means at the open end of the body for preventing the slide from passing outl through said open end and becoming disengaged from the body.

el.. In a device of the class specified, a tubular body having a removable closure .in one end and the opposite end open, the

open. end of the. body being provided with an interiorly projecting' annular gua-rd flange, an unatt-ached slide of the same cross sectional contour as the body and freely movable in the latter, and a razor strop having a swivel connection to the center of the slide and movable outwardly and inwardly through the opening defined by the annular guard flange, the annular `guard flange serving as astop means to prevent the slide from moving outwardly through the open end of the body.

in a device of the class specified, a tubular body having means for applying' the saine in fixed position both horizontally and at an angle to aV horizontal plane,- the body having a removable closure in one end having a swivel connection to the Centex` y of the slide and freely movable through the open endof the body for use eXteriorly of the latter and also operable to move the slide into and outwardly towards the outlet of the body.

6. In a device of the class specified, a

tubular-body having one end open to serve .as an outlet, Va container removably mounted in and closing the opposite end of the body, the body being disposable in a horizontal plane and also at an angle between horizontal and vertical planes, transversely eX tending stop devices in the body in advance of the container, a. slide device of the same cross sectional contour as the body and freely movable in and unattached to any part within the body in rear of said slide, the slide being' freely movable.longitudinally in the body to the open outlet end thereof, but prevented from engaging the container by the stop devices, and a razor strop having a swivel connection to the center of the slide and freely movable through the open outlet end of the body, the strop being utilized to draw the slide towards the outlet end of the body and also to push the slide rearwardly into the body when the latter is in a horizontal position.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

nov c. Husa, LELAND v. GORDON. 

